Sustainability at the Flying T Ranch
Over the past years, we have found the “sustainable” goal to be one of the most elusive. Sustainable practices with our livestock began...
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hanatesterman
- Mar 19, 2013
- 2 min
A Different Kind of Doula
When we’re not tending the farm or homeschooling the kids, we’ve got “real world” jobs. My (Martha’s) passion is being a childbirth...
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hanatesterman
- Mar 9, 2013
- 2 min
Ready for Kidding – DIY Pens and Warming Huts
We pasture bred our two older Boer does in October, so we don’t have a tight date on when they’re due but it’s going to be soon. The...
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hanatesterman
- Feb 2, 2013
- 1 min
A Nickel on the Grass
Traditionally, when we gather to remember a fellow military aviator who has “flown West,” we throw a nickel on the grass as we leave....
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hanatesterman
- Jan 21, 2013
- 2 min
Latest Projects at the Flying T
We took advantage of the long, though very cold, weekend to get a passel of projects done. The biggest job was digging out the goat’s...
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hanatesterman
- Dec 25, 2012
- 2 min
A Christmas and New Year Message from Us at the Flying T
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future....
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hanatesterman
- Nov 16, 2012
- 3 min
Yes, we’re alive!
It’s been a long time since we posted, simply because this Fall has been pretty overwhelmingly busy! To give you an idea of some of the...
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hanatesterman
- Aug 14, 2012
- 4 min
Acadia National Park
It’s been a while since we last posted – the summer has been busier than we expected both on the farm and at the jobs that are making...
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hanatesterman
- Jun 14, 2012
- 3 min
Clearing the Land
When we bought the Flying T, we knew that one of our two pastures was “rough.” OK, it’s really rough. Half-forested, largely with...
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hanatesterman
- Jun 9, 2012
- 2 min
Summer Approaches
Summer is arriving at the Flying T. Here are some recent pics that tell a story about what that means on the farm. It’s been really...
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hanatesterman
- Apr 11, 2012
- 2 min
Spring is in the Air
Spring is in the air here at the Flying T. Our resident Boer Goats, Jessie and Gracie, are off at another farm for a month or so in the...
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hanatesterman
- Feb 16, 2012
- 2 min
Unsung Heroes
We’ve lived all over the United States and a bit of time outside the country as well, and we’ve met a lot of great people from all walks...
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hanatesterman
- Jan 31, 2012
- 3 min
The Egg Business – Progress Report
Our 7-year-old son runs the egg business on our farm. We paid the startup costs – buying the chicks, converting an emu hut to a coop,...
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hanatesterman
- Jan 20, 2012
- 5 min
Is a Degree in Agriculture Useless?
Yahoo just published a story by Terence Loose, “College Majors that are Useless,” and it listed Agriculture degrees as the most useless. ...
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hanatesterman
- Jan 3, 2012
- 3 min
2012 Farm Resolutions
Traditionally, many folks make resolutions on New Year’s Day. I can honestly say that I’ve never done that. It’s not that I don’t think...
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hanatesterman
- Nov 18, 2011
- 2 min
Another Rock in the Wall
With the unseasonably warm days we had in the beginning of November, we put some of our other work (including some of the kids’ studies)...
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hanatesterman
- Oct 30, 2011
- 1 min
October Snowstorm
The snow hit hard on Oct 29th. We measured over 18″ of the white stuff. From the balcony "Yeah, it's snow. Now get down here and feed...
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hanatesterman
- Oct 25, 2011
- 3 min
Occupy Movement Hits the Flying T
I walked to the equipment shed a couple days ago and found that the Occupy movement had hit our farm. "Occupy Shed" Protest They weren’t...
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hanatesterman
- Oct 17, 2011
- 1 min
Hay, hay, hay!
The incredible increases in fuel prices have definitely worked their way into the hay price structure, and now the drought in the midwest...
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hanatesterman
- Oct 17, 2011
- 3 min
On Firewood, Fuel Oil, and BTUs
We went to a funeral this weekend for our neighbor’s Dad. He was an amazing, godly man who grew up in the Northeast in the 1920s. His...
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hanatesterman
- Mar 22, 2021
- 2 min
Double or Nothing
Two years ago, Chili birthed her first set of quads, four gorgeous red bucklings I like to refer to affectionately as The Spice Boys....
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hanatesterman
- Mar 23, 2020
- 1 min
We've Moved!
With all this free time we've found during the shutdown, we at the Flying T at last had the chance to update our website and blog! Rather...
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